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Arsenal win jeopardises Martin Jol

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The gleeful Arsenal contingent chorused "you're getting sacked in the morning" at Martin Jol, before remembering to salute their own team for going top of the table after yet another success against their north London rivals.

Suggestions of the Spurs manager's imminent demise may be a little premature, with Seville's Juande Ramos headed for the Emirates instead for a Champions League tie on Wednesday, but Jol is undoubtedly on shakier ground than ever after nine successive failures to beat the old enemy.

His instructions this season, after two fifth places, were to finish ahead of Arsenal, and qualify for the cash cow that is the Champions League, but already it seems a forlorn mission after four defeats in the first six league games. Tottenham possess a meagre four points from a possible 24, and as one disgruntled fan said as he headed for the exit: "That works out at about